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Salochana Gamage remanded (Update)

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5 months ago

December 28, 2024

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Former Provincial Councillor Salochana Gamage, who was arrested on bribery charges, along with one other individual, has been remanded until the 6th of January.

This was after they were presented before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The suspects were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) while attempting to solicit a bribe of 9 million rupees.

The suspects attempted to solicit the bribe after the Urban Development Authority took over a property in the Torrington Avenue area, in exchange for facilitating the payment of compensation for the land.

(Precious News on December, 2024 at 1:13pm)

Salochana Gamage Arrested by CIABOC

Former Provincial Council Member Salochana Gamage has been arrested by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for attempting to solicit a bribe of 9 million rupees.

Meanwhile, Chief security officer of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Major Neville Wanniarachchi, provided a statement to the Criminal Investigation Department yesterday regarding an alleged acquisition of illegal assets.

Wanniarachchi had previously been informed to appear before the CID on two occasions but failed to do so.

Furthermore, Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been notified to appear before the CID on December 3 to provide statements related to an ongoing investigation.

CID is set to question another individual in connection with a job racket that took place within the Ministry of Labor and Foreign Employment.

(News1st)

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Internal disputes delay LG member lists

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18 hours ago

May 17, 2025

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Due to various issues that have arisen within many political parties during the selection of members for LG bodies, submission of name lists to the Election Commission (EC) are being delayed, reports say.

As a result, the establishment of LG bodies is expected to be delayed further.

In this backdrop, the EC has instructed all political parties and independent groups to submit their name lists within a week.

The gazette on the newly appointed members will follow only after the EC receives all lists.

(Source : Lankadeepa)

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Ministry cancels Br. Charles’ program at Padeniya temple

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18 hours ago

May 17, 2025

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The Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs has issued a letter over a program organized by Br. Charles Thomas.

The relevant program is scheduled to be held today (May 17) at the historic Padeniya temple and is allegedly scheduled to be held in a manner that is harmful to Buddhism.

The letter notes that the Deputy Minister has taken steps to cancel the program following complaints from various parties, citing strong displeasure expressed by the local Buddhist community.

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Applications open for A/L Vocational stream

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18 hours ago

May 17, 2025

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The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has announced that applications are now open for admissions for Grade 12 students for the Advanced Level (A/L) Vocational stream subjects.

According to the Ministry, the vocational stream will be offered in 608 schools starting this year.

The Ministry further clarified that students who have not passed the GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) examination will still be eligible to apply, as O/L results will not be a determining factor for admission to this stream.

For this, students need to submit an application to the principal of the school they wish to enroll in.